I wasn't into the punk scene but was the metal and grunge scene of the early 1990s. I grew up in deep Southern Illinois. I learned to play drums in the 1980s on a CB 700 drum kit. By the time I entered high school, I drummed in metal/thrash bands. In high school, I sang for a band with a Testament sound, and this opened the door for me to become the singer of a popular grunge band in my area. We played shows in nearby college towns, sometimes four shows per week. It was a lot of fun, and I made a lot of good friends doing it.Mr. Pessimistic wrote:were you into the punk scene?
One of the things I cherish most about my time in high school bands is my friends converted an old warehouse into a place for bands to have shows. Bands from St. Louis and Chicago came down to play, and I met punk bands through that venue. We built a stage, some skaters created a half-pipe, and graffiti artists painted the walls. The cops got called all the time! lol Nevertheless, it was good fun, and the artistic energy that place produced caused others to form bands.
I left the music scene to attend college but remained in touch with friends who were in bands well into the 2000s.
Three of the popular bands to come out of my circle of friends were SS Bountyhunter, Annihilate the Hero, and The Woodbox Gang, the last of which landed a music deal with Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys.
Recently, I heard from an old friend from those days who played bass in a punk band. He sent me his book. Very cool.
